Back Quote by Ted Lieu

I decided to join the military to give back to my country and help pay for college.

— Steve Stivers

I went to war for this country. I served overseas for this country.

— Mark Esper

As an officer in the U.S. Air Force, one day I may be called to give my life for my country.

— Ted Lieu

I got called back into the Navy during the Korean War.

— Daniel J. Evans

My country owes me nothing. It gave me, as it gives every boy and girl, a chance. It gave me schooling, independence of action,…

— Herbert Hoover

In many ways, service is in my blood. My father and my uncles all joined the military, and when I graduated from high school,…

— Brian Mast

I enlisted in the United States Army - and nearly gave my life for America - because I believe deeply in the values for…

— Brian Mast

It may sound terrible, but I often say that the military saved me from a conventional life in the United States and I've never…

— Robert Jay Lifton

I signed up for military service in the months following 9/11, and later, as a military intelligence officer, I felt called, like so many…

— Jason Kander

The key thing is that I've led a life of service to country that gave me perspectives that most people don't get, having been…

— Ricardo Sanchez

I've stepped down from jobs that paid me well more than what I was working anywhere else. And each time, it was to serve…

— Mark Esper

I went to college and law school with the help of the GI Bill. That experience moved me so much, I dedicated the rest…

— Charles B. Rangel